The Newtown bee., 1887-11-11
DANBURY.

we are getting to be quite city like; tie-up has already occurred on the street railroad. The drivers refused to drive, Saturday morning. They struck for few CT hours and more pay. They have been running 16 to 19 hours day, seven days in the week, for $1 75 per day.
 This touching relation of hardship in trying to do something without adequate means is clipped from the last Democrat: The writer of Stray Leaves, etc, went to See the late Lafayette k. Baker at New Milford, in his last illness. Mir Baker and w. A. White were running the Danbury Item at the time referred to. ''Yes," he said. there's where caught the cold that is leading me to death. It was when I was on the Item. It was one of the coldest days of that Winter. There wasn't scrap of coal in the place. Billy White had gone to New York city that day and left me to get out the paper I was all alone; it f. nally got so cold 1 couldn't stand it. We hadn't got any credit anywhere and had n't cent, but thought 1 would try and
 
 through the night. I went to every coal dealer in town. 1 almost begged of them for enough to last day. But it was im- possible. I couldn't get it. Then I went back to the office. Night was coming on and it was colder than ever. The paper had got to be out in the morning So went back to work and all night long that cold Winters night worked there until morn ing broke. The next day 1 was taken down with cold and pneumonia. It de- veloped into consumption and 1 haven't done decent days work since"
 We had not seen run ln some days. ''Look there!' said friend. early the oth- CT morning and. hearing the chatter of hoofs. looked up, expecting to see reg ulation Danbury horse-run. An ambitious colt of some two Summers was out, bent on starting a sensation and distinguishing itself above its elders It was racing a COW up Main street at the height of it's speed, snorting and fourishing it's heels, apparently overtiowing with fun. The old COW didn't enjoy the fun worth a cent. It was just ahead, eyes sticking out, panting and putting in it's best work. Near the First church, the COW turned off from the street and ran up on Mrs George Ives's lawn, where it stumbled and fell broad side, rolled over and gracefully felt around in the atmosphere with its feet for terra firma. This seemed to aston1sh the colt also and it seemed to laugh at the cows embarrassment; in fact, snorted outright. Soon the pursued regained it's feet and seeing the pursuer with fire still in it's eye, the COW took to it's heels, when the colt bent on finishing up the fun so successful ly begun, started also and the racing be- gan anew with redoubled energy. The few spectators on the street caught the spirit of the fun and admiringly watched the twain as they made the dust fly along the line of Gen Wiley's street railway un- til they disappeared in the distance. A half hour later, Danbury cowboy suc- ceeded in rounding the COW up, When he reached the corner of West street with it. the COW lifted up its voice and gave ex- pression to it's delight at again seeing it's old home in tones that shook the linked sweetness in Ehle's market The colts venture was a success, but it was fatigu- ing to the poor COW.
 The addition to the Danbury National bank, next door neighbur to the Library building, progresses finely. It is to have a queer shaped top, judging by its skele- ton and seems a blood relation of it's neighbor. It aims high on one side and has an all-goneness on the other.
 The borough authorities have commence ed war on the signs across the sidewalks and show cases on the walks. From pres ent appearances, the borough will win,
 Thanksgiving symptoms already ap- pear. Chickens are going off like hot cakes very cheap (unless the thieves get caught) Some poultry yards have suffered raids all ready and chickens have gone before their time. Turkeys are selling at retail for 2g cents.
 Two new newspapers, W. F. Hendricks $ Times and F c. Smalley's Register, have made their bows in Danbury and seem tc have made a good impression. They dc not appear to be deterred by the mortality that has prevailed among Danbury news papers. May they never die
 The Danbury base ball association met the other nigh and appointed commit. tee to raise sufficient money to pay off its indebtedness. It appears that no dividend was declared.
 The sidewalk in front of the United Bank building has been substantially and neatly Tagged
 We learn from the News that Manager Flint was laid out, the other day, with a gold-headed umbrella yielded by the en- tire force of the News and all because he happened to be born on that date some years ago. He must have recovered, as evidenced by his quiet appearance on the street since.
 The Gospel temperance meetings con- tinue at Unlon hall. Numbers have sign- ed the pledge.
 Young Ladies
 The increasing demand for short hand and tvpt. writer's ODpnS m a larra field for